Uncertainty Quantification in Mechanics and Material Sciences - Theory and Practice

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KIT-IFMA Summer School
KIT-IFMA Summer School

Date: August 22-26, 2011

Location: Hohenwart Forum, Schönbornstraße 25, D-75181 Pforzheim, Germany

Organizers:

  • Carsten Proppe (KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany)
  • Jean-Marc Bourinet (IFMA, Clermont-Ferrand, France)

Objectives:

Numerical models in mechanics and material sciences become more and more accurate and complex as a consequence of the ever increasing computational power. However it is also of paramount importance to account for uncertainties present at various levels in such developed models and to assess the role they have on the outputs of these models. Such approaches known as uncertainty quantification have gained the attention of many researchers and engineers over the past decade and tend to become now a standard practice in the industry.

The main objective of this summer school is to present the theoretical basis of the most common stochastic approaches and to demonstrate how they are applied in the fields of structural mechanics and material sciences. The summer school will be composed of lectures given by researchers working on uncertainty quantification with illustrative applications in their respective fields of interest (structural mechanics, materials, civil engineering structures, …). Part of the afternoons will be dedicated to discussions with the participants about their respective problems. This summer school will also focus on industrial applications on Friday 26, with presentations from two companies having a long experience in uncertainty quantification. An excursion will be organized on Wednesday 24 afternoon followed by a dinner.

Main topics addressed in the courses:

  • stochastic modeling and identification,
  • stochastic finite elements,
  • reliability and sensitivity analysis,
  • risk assessment.

Prerequisites:

Attendees are expected to have a basic knowledge in probability and statistics (MSc level) and a background in engineering mechanics and/or material sciences.

Languages:

English, German and French.

Contact

Carsten Proppe / Jean-Marc Bourinet Carsten Proppe / Jean-Marc Bourinet
Tel. +49 721 608-46822 / +33 4 73 28 81 16

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